Asked by jime

How do nonmetals tend to form bonds?(1 point)
Responses

by gaining protons
by gaining protons

by losing protons
by losing protons

by losing electrons
by losing electrons

by gaining electrons
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Answered by GPT-5 mini
by gaining electrons

Nonmetals have high electronegativities and tend to gain electrons (or share electrons in covalent bonds) to achieve a full valence shell (octet).